Event #23: $50,000 High Roller (8-Handed) Giorno 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-06-09 11:58 UTC-8

Raskin Wins in Four-Bet Pot

Livello 1 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Kevin Rachichow opened to 4,500 under the gun and Artur Martirosian three-bet to 15,000. Micah Raskin put in a four-bet to 37,000 forcing Rabichow out of the pot. Martirosian made the call.

Both players checked the monotone Q♣10♣5♣ flop. Martirosian then called a 50,000 bet from Raskin on the 2♦ turn.

Raskin fired again on the 2♠ river, this time for 75,000. Martirosian used a single time extension chip to think about his decision before throwing his cards into the muck, awarding a nice pot to Raskin.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Micah Raskin	392,000 392,000	392,000
Kevin Rabichow	295,500 -4,500	-4,500

Artur Martirosian	211,000 -89,000	-89,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Kevin Rachichow Matt Glantz

2023-06-09 11:45 UTC-8

Set of Queens for Stamm

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Livello 1 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Picking up the action on a flop of 6♠Q♠10♣, Alex Foxen checked in the big blind before David Stamm bet 7,000 from middle position. Patrick Leonard called on the button and Foxen folded as he celebrated getting his first WSOP cash yesterday.

Stamm bet 16,000 on the A♠ turn and Leonard again called. Stamm then checked as the 8♠ river put four spades on the board and Leonard checked back.

Stamm showed Q♦Q♥ for a set of queens and it was good to win the pot.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
David Stamm	325,000 325,000	325,000
Alex Foxen	295,000 -5,000	-5,000

Patrick Leonard	280,000 -20,000	-20,000

Tags: Alex Foxen David Stamm Patrick Leonard

2023-06-09 11:35 UTC-8

Smith Calls Jaffe's River Bet

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Livello 1 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Action was picked up on the river with the board showing A♠9♥10♠A♦K♠ and about 25,000 in the middle. Dan Smith was facing a bet of 8,000 from Jonathan Jaffe and after briefly considering his options decided to make the call.

Jaffe showed 8♥6♥ for a missed straight draw and Smith showed K♥2♥ for two pair, Aces and Kings to take down the pot.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Dan Smith	332,000 32,000	32,000

Jonathan Jaffe	280,000 -20,000	-20,000

Tags: Dan Smith Jonathan Jaffe

2023-06-09 11:28 UTC-8

Chidwick Picks Off a Bluff; New Arrivals

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Livello 1 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Stephen Chidwick opened to 5,000 in early position and Seth Davies called in the small blind, while the big blind also called.

The flop of K♣5♠6♣ checked through and Davies led out for 6,000 on the 3♥ turn. Only Chidwick called. The 8♦ completed the board and Davies fired for 24,000. Chidwick called.

Davies tabled A♦4♦ for just ace-high and Chidwick showed the winner with 8♥6♥ for a rivered two pair.

As the hand played out, newcomers Artur Martirosian, Patrick Leonard, Kevin Rabichow, Frank Funaro, Brian Kim and reigning Main Event champion Espen Jorstad all took their seats.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Stephen Chidwick	335,000 35,000	35,000

Artur Martirosian	300,000 300,000	300,000

Patrick Leonard	300,000 300,000	300,000

Kevin Rabichow	300,000 300,000	300,000

Frank Funaro	300,000 300,000	300,000

Brian Kim	300,000 300,000	300,000

Espen Jorstad	300,000 300,000	300,000

Seth Davies	265,000 -35,000	-35,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Brian Kim Espen Jorstad Frank Funaro Kevin Rabichow Patrick Leonard Seth Davies Stephen Chidwick

2023-06-09 11:21 UTC-8

Heath Wins an Early Pot from Peters

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Livello 1 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Ben Heath opened to 5,000 from under the gun and David Peters defended his big blind.

Action was heads up on the 4♦3♥4♠ flop. Peters check-called a 3,000 bet from Heath.

Action checked around on the 5♥ turn. When the river came the 7♥ Peters checked, and then folded to a 9,500 bet from Heath.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Ben Heath	313,000 13,000	13,000

David Peters	288,000 -12,000	-12,000

Tags: Ben Heath David Peters

2023-06-09 11:14 UTC-8

High Rollers Take Their Seats

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Livello 1 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Several prominent high-stakes players are among the first to take their seats, including David Peters, Chance Kornuth, Ben Heath and Chris Hunichen.

Meanwhile, other big names like Alex Foxen, Chris Brewer, Dan Smith and Seth Davies have made their way to the registration line.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Adrian Mateos	300,000 300,000	300,000

Ben Heath	300,000 300,000	300,000

David Peters	300,000 300,000	300,000

Daniel Rezaei	300,000
Chance Kornuth	300,000 300,000	300,000

Alex Foxen	300,000 300,000	300,000

Stephen Chidwick	300,000 300,000	300,000

Chris Hunichen	300,000 300,000	300,000

Chris Brewer	300,000 300,000	300,000

Seth Davies	300,000 300,000	300,000
Dan Smith	300,000 300,000	300,000

Jonathan Jaffe	300,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Ben Heath Chance Kornuth Chris Brewer Chris Hunichen Dan Smith David Peters Seth Davies

2023-06-09 11:08 UTC-8

Shuffle Up and Deal

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Livello 1 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

There are currently 18 players in their seats for the start of play and the cards are now in the air for Day 1 of Event #23: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em.

Livello: 1

Bui: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

2023-06-09 09:29 UTC-8

Star-Studded Field Expected for Event #23: $50,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em

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The 2023 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas continues with it’s fourth high roller tournament of the summer. Event #23: $50,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em is set to begin at 12 p.m. and is certain to attract some of the greatest to have played the game.

Last year in this event Jake Schindler bested a field of 101 players, defeating Brek Schutten in heads-up play to win his first World Series of Poker gold bracelet and $1,328,068.

2023 WSOP No-Limit Hold'em High Buy-In Events

Date	Event	Buy-In
Tue, May 30	Event #2: High Roller Six-Handed	$25,000
Fri, June 02	Event #8: Heads Up	$25,000
Tue, June 06	Event #16: High-Roller 8-Handed	$25,000
Fri, June 09	Event #23: High-Roller 8-Handed	$50,000
Mon, June 12	Event #29: High-Roller 8-Handed	$100,000
Fri, June 16	Event #40: Super High Roller	$250,000
Wed, July 12	Event #84: $50,000 High Roller 8-Handed	$50,000

Players begin with 300,000 chips and blinds start at 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 big blind ante. Levels increase every 60 minutes, one re-entry is allowed and late registration is open until the start of Day 2.

Day 1 is scheduled to play eight levels with a 15-minute break every two levels. Day 2 is scheduled to play ten levels and Day 3 will play down to a winner.

Stay tuned to Pokernews for all the updates from this prestigious event from when the first cards area dealt until a winner is crowed.

Event #23: $50,000 High Roller (8-Handed)

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